CARBON CATALYST FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY ELECTRODE

• Main Authors: MIZUSHIRI MAYUMI, KISHIMOTO TAKEAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 31.08.2017
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carbon catalyst for a redox flow battery electrode which can promote an electrode reaction in a redox flow battery, is excellent in durability, and can be suitably applied particularly to a vanadium type redox flow battery.SOLUTION: An electrode for a redox flow battery is manufactured by using a carbon catalyst for a redox flow battery electrode made of carbonaceous particles which is a particulate carbon catalyst and has a specific surface area of 800 to 2000 m/g and an average particle diameter of 100 to 1000 nm.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】レドックスフロー電池における電極反応を促進することができ、かつ、耐久性に優れ、特に、バナジウム系レドックスフロー電池に好適に適用することができる、レドックスフロー電池電極用炭素触媒を提供する。【解決手段】粒子状炭素触媒であり、比表面積が８００〜２０００ｍ２／ｇ、かつ、平均粒径が１００〜１０００ｎｍである炭素質粒子からなるレドックスフロー電池電極用炭素触媒を用いて、レドックスフロー電池用電極を作製する。【選択図】なし